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{{Use British English|date=October 2024}}
{{Short description|Geography edutainment miniseries}}
{{Short description|Geography edutainment miniseries}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| image = Map Men Logo (sticker image).png
| image = Map Men Logo.svg
| image_alt = The logo for map men, made by combining a capital M with a compass, with 'AP' and 'EN' on its right on two levels.
| image_alt = The logo for map men, made by combining a capital M with a compass, with 'AP' and 'EN' on its right on two levels.
| caption = Logo
| caption = Logo since Series 3
| genre = Geography
| genre = [[Geography]]<br />[[Comedy]]
| creator = [[Jay Foreman (comedian)|Jay Foreman]] & Mark Cooper-Jones
| creator = [[Jay Foreman (comedian)|Jay Foreman]] <br> Mark Cooper-Jones
| writer = Jay Foreman & Mark Cooper-Jones
| writer = Jay Foreman <br> Mark Cooper-Jones
| presenter = Jay Foreman <br> Mark Cooper-Jones
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
| num_seasons = 4
| num_series = 4
| num_episodes = 29<ref name = ":YT"/>
| num_episodes = 30<ref name = ":YT"/>
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|05|04|df=y}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|05|04|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|present}}<ref name = ":YT"/>
| last_aired = {{End date|present}}<ref name = ":YT"/>
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'''''Map Men''''' is a [[Educational entertainment|edutainment]] mini-series<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Khomami |first=Nadia |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=31 October 2023 |title=Britons go map-crazy, with geographical games and books becoming bestsellers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/oct/31/metro-memory-and-tim-marshall-put-cartography-back-on-the-map |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406132756/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/oct/31/metro-memory-and-tim-marshall-put-cartography-back-on-the-map |archive-date=6 April 2024 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Keogh |first=Glen |date=6 April 2024 |title='Horrible Geography' jokers the Map Men chart out a path to fame |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/horrible-geography-jokers-the-map-men-chart-out-a-path-to-fame-dwz2h2ps5 |url-access=subscription |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401173801/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/horrible-geography-jokers-the-map-men-chart-out-a-path-to-fame-dwz2h2ps5 |archive-date=1 April 2024 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |language=en-GB |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> currently in its fourth season, which is created, written, and presented by [[Jay Foreman (comedian)|Jay Foreman]] and Mark Cooper-Jones.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Katie |date=22 November 2023 |title=Map Men: where comedy meets geography |url=https://geographical.co.uk/news/map-men-where-comedy-meets-geography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406132523/https://geographical.co.uk/news/map-men-where-comedy-meets-geography |archive-date=6 April 2024 |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=[[Geographical (magazine)|Geographical]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> A mix of [[comedy]] and [[geography]],<ref name=":2" /> its videos regularly attract 1-5 million views on [[YouTube]].<ref name=":YT">{{Cite web |title=MAP MEN - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxy3A2lvl-y3qWTeJEbC_QCp |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
'''''Map Men''''' is an [[Educational entertainment|edutainment]] mini-series<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Khomami |first=Nadia |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=31 October 2023 |title=Britons go map-crazy, with geographical games and books becoming bestsellers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/oct/31/metro-memory-and-tim-marshall-put-cartography-back-on-the-map |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406132756/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/oct/31/metro-memory-and-tim-marshall-put-cartography-back-on-the-map |archive-date=6 April 2024 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Keogh |first=Glen |date=6 April 2024 |title='Horrible Geography' jokers the Map Men chart out a path to fame |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/horrible-geography-jokers-the-map-men-chart-out-a-path-to-fame-dwz2h2ps5 |url-access=subscription |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401173801/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/horrible-geography-jokers-the-map-men-chart-out-a-path-to-fame-dwz2h2ps5 |archive-date=1 April 2024 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |language=en-GB |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> currently in its fourth series, which is created, written, and presented by [[Jay Foreman (comedian)|Jay Foreman]] and Mark Cooper-Jones.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Katie |date=22 November 2023 |title=Map Men: where comedy meets geography |url=https://geographical.co.uk/news/map-men-where-comedy-meets-geography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406132523/https://geographical.co.uk/news/map-men-where-comedy-meets-geography |archive-date=6 April 2024 |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=[[Geographical (magazine)|Geographical]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> A mix of [[comedy]] and [[geography]],<ref name=":2" /> its videos regularly attract 1-5 million views on [[YouTube]].<ref name=":YT">{{Cite web |title=MAP MEN - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxy3A2lvl-y3qWTeJEbC_QCp |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


== Premise ==
== Premise ==
The series is created, written, and presented by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Mark Cooper-Jones is a former geography [[teacher]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and the pair met at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], where both were performing that year.<ref name=":2" />{{When|date=May 2024}}
The series is created, written, and presented by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Mark Cooper-Jones is a former geography [[teacher]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and the pair met at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], where both were performing that year.<ref name=":2" />{{When|date=May 2024}}


The series started in 2016,<ref name=":2" /> and is currently in its fourth season. The episodes are a mix of comedy and geography,<ref name=":2" /> with each episode answering a short geographical question, often involving maps.<ref name=":2" /> The style has been compared to [[Horrible Histories (2009 TV series)|Horrible Histories]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and the pair cite their inspiration as [[Monty Python]].<ref name=":2" /> The videos feature [[deadpan]], split-second visual gags, and [[Sketch comedy|comic sketches]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Fitch |first=Chris |date=9 August 2016 |title=Map Men: teaching geography through comedy |url=https://geographical.co.uk/places/mapping/item/1859-map-men-teaching-geography-through-comedy |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516091706/https://geographical.co.uk/places/mapping/item/1859-map-men-teaching-geography-through-comedy |archive-date=16 May 2022 |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=Geographical Magazine}}</ref>
The series started in 2016,<ref name=":2" /> and has aired for four series. The episodes are a mix of comedy and geography,<ref name=":2" /> with each episode answering a short geographical question, often involving maps.<ref name=":2" /> The style has been compared to [[Horrible Histories (2009 TV series)|Horrible Histories]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and the pair cite their inspiration as [[Monty Python]].<ref name=":2" /> The videos feature [[deadpan]], split-second visual gags, and [[Sketch comedy|comic sketches]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Fitch |first=Chris |date=9 August 2016 |title=Map Men: teaching geography through comedy |url=https://geographical.co.uk/places/mapping/item/1859-map-men-teaching-geography-through-comedy |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516091706/https://geographical.co.uk/places/mapping/item/1859-map-men-teaching-geography-through-comedy |archive-date=16 May 2022 |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=Geographical Magazine}}</ref>


The pair have claimed the show's success to be due to the growing redundancy of maps as an everyday item, leaving them to be "[[geek]]y".<ref name=":2" /> They also cite the mix of comedy and geography as the unique element behind the series, leading to its success compared to other more education-based alternatives.<ref name=":4" /> In 2021, the series was nominated under the "learning and education" category for the [[11th Streamy Awards]], losing to [[Derek Muller|Veritasium]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=11th Annual Streamy Nominees |url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/11th-annual-nominees/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Streamy Awards |language=en}}</ref>
The pair have claimed the show's success to be due to the growing redundancy of maps as an everyday item, leaving them to be "[[geek]]y".<ref name=":2" /> They also cite the mix of comedy and geography as the unique element behind the series, leading to its success compared to other more education-based alternatives.<ref name=":4" /> In 2021, the series was nominated under the "learning and education" category for the [[11th Streamy Awards]], losing to [[Derek Muller|Veritasium]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=11th Annual Streamy Nominees |url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/11th-annual-nominees/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Streamy Awards |language=en}}</ref>
In 2024, an edited version of the video about why some British place-names are hard to pronounce won 'Video of the Year' in the inaugural UK and Ireland TikTok Awards.


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
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=== Season 1 ===
=== Series 1 ===
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=== Season 2 ===
=== Series 2 ===
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|Title = The world's oldest border?
|Title = The world's oldest border?
|DirectedBy = Paul Kendler
|DirectedBy = Unknown
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|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Can you spot a map trap?{{Efn|Renamed to "Why do maps show places that don't exist?" after airing.}}
|Title = Can you spot a map trap?{{Efn|Renamed to "Why do maps show places that don't exist?" after airing.}}
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|DirectedBy = Unknown
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|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|05|14|df=y}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
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|Title = Why every world map is wrong
|Title = Why every world map is wrong
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Unknown
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|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|06|20|df=y}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = How did triangles shrink France?
|Title = How did triangles shrink France?
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|08|7|df=y}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = The world's silliest time zones
|Title = The world's silliest time zones
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|09|2|df=y}}
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=== Season 3 ===
=== Series 3 ===
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The map that saved the most lives
|Title = The map that saved the most lives
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|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|15|df=y}}
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|Title = Why are British place names so hard to pronounce?
|Title = Why are British place names so hard to pronounce?
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|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
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|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Why does Russia have the best maps of Britain?
|Title = Why does Russia have the best maps of Britain?
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|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
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|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = What will the world look like in 250 million years?
|Title = What will the world look like in 250 million years?
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|15|df=y}}
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|Viewers = 3.5
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Who Owns Antarctica?
|Title = Who Owns Antarctica?
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|15|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|15|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2.7
|Viewers = 2.8
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|EpisodeNumber2 = 17
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = The mystery of the squarest country
|Title = The mystery of the squarest country
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|12|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|12|df=y}}
|Viewers = 4
|Viewers = 4.1
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|EpisodeNumber2 = 18
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Where is America?
|Title = Where is America?
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|26|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|26|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2.7
|Viewers = 2.8
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{{Episode list
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|EpisodeNumber2 = 19
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = How do you start a new country?
|Title = How do you start a new country?
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|31|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|31|df=y}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber = 20
|EpisodeNumber2 = 20
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = How many continents are there?
|Title = How many continents are there?
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|6|28|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|6|28|df=y}}
|Viewers = 3.3
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber = 21
|EpisodeNumber2 = 21
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = How to read a map with a clock{{Efn|Renamed to "The longitude problem: history's deadliest riddle" after airing.}}
|Title = How to read a map with a clock{{Efn|Renamed to "The longitude problem: history's deadliest riddle" after airing.}}
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|15|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|15|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2.3
|Viewers = 2.4
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{{Episode list
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber = 22
|EpisodeNumber2 = 22
|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|Title = English counties explained
|Title = English counties explained
|DirectedBy = Unknown
|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|13|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|13|df=y}}
|Viewers = 4.7
|Viewers = 4.9
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=== Season 4 ===
=== Series 4 ===
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|Title = Internet Vs Ocean: the essential wires we never think about
|Title = Internet Vs Ocean: the essential wires we never think about
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|Title = You'll never guess the most popular internet country code
|Title = You'll never guess the most popular internet country code
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|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
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|Title = The Phantom Island of Google Maps
|Title = The Phantom Island of Google Maps
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|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
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|WrittenBy = Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones
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|Title = There are NOT 195 countries
|Title = There are NOT 195 countries
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|DirectedBy = Jade Nagi
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Map Men
The logo for map men, made by combining a capital M with a compass, with 'AP' and 'EN' on its right on two levels.
Logo since Series 3
GenreGeography
Comedy
Created byJay Foreman
Mark Cooper-Jones
Written byJay Foreman
Mark Cooper-Jones
Presented byJay Foreman
Mark Cooper-Jones
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes30[1]
Original release
NetworkYouTube
Release4 May 2016 (2016-05-04) –
present (present)[1]

Map Men is an edutainment mini-series[2][3] currently in its fourth series, which is created, written, and presented by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones.[2][3][4] A mix of comedy and geography,[4] its videos regularly attract 1-5 million views on YouTube.[1][2][3]

Premise

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The series is created, written, and presented by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones.[2][3][4] Mark Cooper-Jones is a former geography teacher,[3][4] and the pair met at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where both were performing that year.[4][when?]

The series started in 2016,[4] and has aired for four series. The episodes are a mix of comedy and geography,[4] with each episode answering a short geographical question, often involving maps.[4] The style has been compared to Horrible Histories[2][3] and the pair cite their inspiration as Monty Python.[4] The videos feature deadpan, split-second visual gags, and comic sketches.[3][5]

The pair have claimed the show's success to be due to the growing redundancy of maps as an everyday item, leaving them to be "geeky".[4] They also cite the mix of comedy and geography as the unique element behind the series, leading to its success compared to other more education-based alternatives.[5] In 2021, the series was nominated under the "learning and education" category for the 11th Streamy Awards, losing to Veritasium.[6] In 2024, an edited version of the video about why some British place-names are hard to pronounce won 'Video of the Year' in the inaugural UK and Ireland TikTok Awards.

Episodes

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewership - YouTube (in millions)
First airedLast aired
164 May 2016 (2016-05-04)7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)3.67
2515 April 2019 (2019-04-15)2 September 2019 (2019-09-02)3.86
31116 November 2020 (2020-11-16)13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)3.69
4810 July 2023 (2023-07-10)13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)TBC

Series 1

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No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [1]Directed by [1]Written by [1]Original air date [1] Viewers
(millions) [1]
11"Bir Tawil – the land that nobody wants"Paul KendlerJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones4 May 2016 (2016-05-04)4
22"Mappa Mundi – the worst world map?"Paul KendlerJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)2.7
33"Where is the north/south divide?"Paul KendlerJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones10 June 2016 (2016-06-10)5
44"India/Bangladesh - The world's worst border"Paul KendlerJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones8 July 2016 (2016-07-08)4.6
55"Berlin Wall – Maps With Gaps[a]"Paul KendlerJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)3.2
66"Who Owns the South China Sea?"Paul KendlerJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)2.6

Series 2

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No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [1]Directed by [1]Written by [1]Original air date [1] Viewers
(millions)
71"The world's oldest border?"UnknownJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)3.8
82"Can you spot a map trap?[b]"UnknownJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)3.3
93"Why every world map is wrong"UnknownJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones20 June 2019 (2019-06-20)4.2
104"How did triangles shrink France?"UnknownJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)3.7
115"The world's silliest time zones"UnknownJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones2 September 2019 (2019-09-02)4.7

Series 3

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No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [1]Directed by [1]Written by [1]Original air date [1] Viewers
(millions) [1]
121"The map that saved the most lives"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)2.1
132"Why are British place names so hard to pronounce?"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones14 December 2020 (2020-12-14)5.4
143"Why does Russia have the best maps of Britain?"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones11 January 2021 (2021-01-11)3.5
154"What will the world look like in 250 million years?"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones15 February 2021 (2021-02-15)3.6
165"Who Owns Antarctica?"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones15 March 2021 (2021-03-15)2.8
176"The mystery of the squarest country"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones12 April 2021 (2021-04-12)4.1
187"Where is America?"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones26 April 2021 (2021-04-26)2.8
198"How do you start a new country?"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones31 May 2021 (2021-05-31)3.1
209"How many continents are there?"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones28 June 2021 (2021-06-28)3.4
2110"How to read a map with a clock[c]"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)2.4
2211"English counties explained"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)4.9

Series 4

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No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [1]Directed by [1]Written by [1]Original air date [1] Viewers
(millions) [1]
231"Why is North up?"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)2.7
242"Why British cities make no sense"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones28 August 2023 (2023-08-28)3.1
253"Internet Vs Ocean: the essential wires we never think about"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones29 September 2023 (2023-09-29)2.3
264"You'll never guess the most popular internet country code"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)2
275"The Phantom Island of Google Maps"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones24 April 2024 (2024-04-24)1.9
286"There are NOT 195 countries"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones23 June 2024 (2024-06-23)2.1
297"How bad maps win elections - Gerrymandering explained"Jade NagiJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones31 August 2024 (2024-08-31)1.2
308"Map Men vs. Geoguessr"UnknownJay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)1.1

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2021 11th Streamy Awards Learning and Education Nominated [6]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Renamed to "Why is there a BLANK space in this map of East Berlin?" after airing.
  2. ^ Renamed to "Why do maps show places that don't exist?" after airing.
  3. ^ Renamed to "The longitude problem: history's deadliest riddle" after airing.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "MAP MEN - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e Khomami, Nadia (31 October 2023). "Britons go map-crazy, with geographical games and books becoming bestsellers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Keogh, Glen (6 April 2024). "'Horrible Geography' jokers the Map Men chart out a path to fame". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Burton, Katie (22 November 2023). "Map Men: where comedy meets geography". Geographical. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Fitch, Chris (9 August 2016). "Map Men: teaching geography through comedy". Geographical Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b "11th Annual Streamy Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
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